Entertainment events in Oakland

Check out happening entertainment events all around Oakland, CA

AfroSocaLove : Oakland One Love Festival (Feat Maga Stories )

Wed, 31 Dec at 09:00 pm Loom USD 18 to 534

Oakland Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl

Sat, 20 Dec at 04:00 pm Oakland USD 0 to 31

Make the Yuletide Gay!

Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm ValleyCenter for Performing Arts USD 18 to 75

Make the Yuletide Gay!

Fri, 12 Dec at 07:30 pm ValleyCenter for Performing Arts USD 18 to 75

Cocoa Christmas Crawl 2025

Sat, 13 Dec at 05:00 pm Black Panther Party Museum USD 34

Lalah Hathaway

Fri, 09 Jan at 07:30 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Comedy Oakland at The Lumpia Company - Fri Dec 19 2025

Fri, 19 Dec at 07:30 pm The Lumpia Company USD 24

Comedy Oakland at Calabash - Sat Dec 13 2025

Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm Calabash USD 24

The Blend: Coffee and R&B - Holiday SZN

Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am Kinfolx USD 18 to 39

Comedy Oakland at Calabash - Sat Dec 20 2025

Sat, 20 Dec at 08:00 pm Calabash USD 24

Boney James in Oakland

Mon, 29 Dec at 07:30 pm Yoshi's

New Year's Eve Fireworks Cruise 2026

Wed, 31 Dec at 10:00 pm Bay Celebrations USD 0 to 477

PepFilmStudios Christmas Party

Sat, 20 Dec at 07:00 pm Broadway Free

OLDIES ON THE BAY CHRISTMAS CRUISE FEAT CHUY GOMEZ

Sun, 14 Dec at 02:00 pm Jack London Square USD 41 to 213

Peter White, Mindi Abair, Vincent Ingala in Oakland

Wed, 17 Dec at 07:30 pm Yoshi's Oakland

LIVE Music Friday: Jazz with Ron Marabuto Quartet

Fri, 19 Dec at 07:00 pm Original Pattern Brewing Free

Aki Kumar & his band with special guest Kim Wilson

Fri, 30 Jan at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 36 to 40

QUALIA: Full-Dome Wellness Experience / OAKLAND

Sun, 21 Dec at 05:30 pm Chabot Space & Science Center USD 24 to 51

Stanley Clarke

Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Celebrando Nuestros Logros

Fri, 12 Dec at 05:00 pm café con cariño Free

DJ Quik with Band at Yoshis Jazz Club - Oakland

Fri, 26 Dec at 08:00 pm Yoshis Jazz Club - Oakland

GZA of Wu-Tang Clan feat. Phunky Nomads

Sun, 08 Feb at 07:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

The New Years Eve 2025 Oakland Comedy Jam and Free After Party!

Wed, 31 Dec at 07:00 pm Fluid510 USD 23 to 55

⚡ SpeedOakland Dating | Ages 32-44 | Oakland's Modern Speed Dating Event

Sun, 21 Dec at 07:00 pm Iron & Oak Restaurant and Bar USD 36 to 39

Jolly Jack London! Holiday Bar Crawl

Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm 333 Broadway Free

Holiday Season

Sat, 20 Dec at 08:00 pm 408 12th St USD 29 to 39

Ring in the New Year with the Blues!

Wed, 31 Dec at 10:00 pm The Sound Room USD 87

Tom Rhodes: Live In the Bay Area

Sat, 10 Jan at 08:00 pm Line 51 Brewing Company at the Terminal USD 23

STREET SPIRIT PARTY AT ELI'S

Fri, 12 Dec at 06:30 pm Eli's Mile High Club USD 0 to 109

Suavecito Souldies Holiday Party and Toy Drive

Sat, 20 Dec at 09:00 pm 2330 Telegraph Ave Oakland CA 94612

SF Bay Area NPHC Holiday Party Celebration

Fri, 19 Dec at 07:00 pm HELLA BEES USD 50 to 535

Boney James in Oakland

Tue, 30 Dec at 09:30 pm Yoshi's

FIEBRE DE CUMBIA - OAKLAND DEC19

Fri, 19 Dec at 09:00 pm Chalaca Annexo USD 18 to 55

Guilhem Fourty Quartet

Fri, 02 Jan at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 30

AfterGlow Chorus Concert - A Not So Silent Night

Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church Oakland USD 29 to 45

2025 Fitness Block Party

Sun, 14 Dec at 10:00 am LOT 2270 Free

NYE RAVE BAY AREA (18+)

Wed, 31 Dec at 10:00 pm Continental Club USD 26 to 71

Con Funk Shun

Fri, 19 Dec at 08:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

WCS New Year's Eve

Wed, 31 Dec at 06:45 pm Lake Merritt Veterans Memorial Building USD 0 to 1,000

Evolutionary Blues...West Oakland's Music Legacy

Thu, 18 Dec at 06:30 pm Oakstop Free

Holidays With Dad

Sun, 14 Dec at 02:00 pm 4025 Martin Luther King Jr Way Free

Robert Glasper in Oakland

Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm Yoshi's

Air Supply in Oakland

Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts

Banda en vivo! Entrada Gratis con Boleto

Fri, 19 Dec at 09:00 pm Que Rico Nightclub and Restaurant USD 0 to 23

Charles Chen Trio

Thu, 11 Dec at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 32

⚡ SpeedOakland Dating | Saturday Night Ages 25–39 | Modern Speed Dating

Sat, 20 Dec at 07:00 pm Iron & Oak Restaurant and Bar USD 37 to 40

Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse - Sat Dec 27 2025

Sat, 27 Dec at 07:00 pm Quinn's Lighthouse USD 24

MELBA’s KITCHEN big band Concert and Conversation

Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Plymouth Jazz & Justice Church USD 23

Sinne Eeg & Josh Nelson present Music at the Movies

Fri, 09 Jan at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 42 to 48

Sinne Eeg & Josh Nelson present An Evening of Original Music

Sat, 10 Jan at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 42 to 48

Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse - Sat Dec 20 2025

Sat, 20 Dec at 07:00 pm Quinn's Lighthouse USD 24

A Gucci Holiday Friday Dec 19th W/DJ Mind Motion • 8pm Until Sag vs Cap

Fri, 19 Dec at 08:00 pm Lux Oakland USD 0 to 135

Comedy Oakland at The Lumpia Company - Fri Dec 12 2025

Fri, 12 Dec at 08:00 pm The Lumpia Company USD 24

Comedy Oakland at Calabash - Sat Dec 27 2025

Sat, 27 Dec at 08:00 pm Calabash USD 24

LIVE Music Friday: Radio Veloso

Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm Original Pattern Brewing Free

Alvin Taylor’s Album Release Party

Sat, 17 Jan at 08:00 pm Liz and company USD 29

Wintersongs with Kitka - OAKLAND (Thursday)

Thu, 18 Dec at 08:00 pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church USD 31 to 55

A Renaissance Christmas (Oakland)

Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church Free

SKY LOUNGE ROOFTOP PARTY

Sat, 15 Mar at 10:00 pm Torch Rooftop Lounge USD 0 to 106

"Peer Pressure" Karaoke & Game Night Party

Fri, 06 Oct at 09:00 pm The Athletic Club Oakland USD 0 to 7

Monsterwatch, Strangelight, Animal Planet

Thu, 18 Dec at 08:00 pm 2330 Telegraph Ave Oakland CA 94612

Queer Waves of Soul & Sound January

Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 am 5226 Market St Free

Film & Futurism

Sun, 14 Dec at 12:30 pm 1427 Broadway Free

Boney James

Mon, 29 Dec at 07:30 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Baby Rave Oakland (12.13.25)

Sat, 13 Dec at 09:30 am East Bay Community Space USD 0 to 21

WE ARE OAKLAND Holiday Benefit Concert

Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Free

Peter White Christmas w/ Mindi Abair & Vincent Ingala

Wed, 17 Dec at 07:30 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

FIGURE

Tue, 16 Dec at 07:00 pm Zanzi Oakland Free

Maurice Tani

Fri, 23 Jan at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 32

Twas the Night before Fairy Winterland

Fri, 12 Dec at 06:00 pm 699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA

BABY SLAPS w/ Jafin + DJ Kream & PATIO TAKEOVER by Twerkulator Patio

Fri, 12 Dec at 10:00 pm Crybaby USD 0 to 23

Oakland New Years Eve Bar Crawl

Wed, 31 Dec at 06:00 pm Oakland USD 0 to 46

SRSQ, Dream 99, Welcome Strawberry, Tricky FM

Sun, 18 Jan at 08:00 pm 2330 Telegraph Ave Oakland CA 94612

Presented By Fresh Thyself: Silent Night Listening Party

Fri, 19 Dec at 07:00 pm Soundwave Studios Free

Peter White, Mindi Abair, Vincent Ingala in Oakland

Thu, 18 Dec at 09:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland

RUM & ROAST

Sat, 13 Dec at 03:00 pm HELLA BEES USD 0 to 8

Jenny Oaks Baker in Joy to the World! A Sacred Celebration (Oakland, CA)

Mon, 22 Dec at 07:00 pm Temple Hill Auditorium USD 18 to 50

US Air Force Band of the Golden West Presents: “Home for the Holidays”

Mon, 08 Dec at 07:00 pm Temple Hill Auditorium, Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA, USA Free

Winter Concert & Crab Feed

Sat, 10 Jan at 04:00 pm Golden State Warriors Oakland Facility USD 82 to 429

3rd Annual Ugly Sweater XMAS Party | A Cozy Night in Oakland

Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm Sobre Mesa, Franklin Street, Oakland, CA, USA USD 0 to 10

Wintersongs with Kitka - OAKLAND (Saturday)

Sat, 20 Dec at 08:00 pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church USD 31 to 55

Jazz Mafia Holiday Heist

Sat, 13 Dec at 06:00 pm The Sound Room USD 34

AC GROWN & SEXY CHRISTMAS PARTY

Sat, 20 Dec at 07:30 pm Geoffreys Inner Circle USD 55

JEWISH COMEDY ON CHRISTMAS at The Lumpia Company - Fri Dec 26 2025

Fri, 26 Dec at 08:00 pm The Lumpia Company USD 24

Primus at Fox Theater - Two Nights!

Wed, 31 Dec at 09:00 pm Fox Theater - Oakland

Comedy Oakland at Mushin 2.0 - Thu Dec 11 2025

Thu, 11 Dec at 08:00 pm Mushin 2.0 USD 24

Kenny Washington Quartet

Sat, 20 Dec at 07:30 pm The Sound Room USD 42 to 48

A Very Marian Advent Prayer Service-Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland

Sat, 20 Dec at 04:00 pm The Cathedral of Christ the Light Free

DJ Quik in Oakland

Sat, 27 Dec at 09:30 pm Yoshi's

Zero Ground Collective Presents - Golly Geez It's Christmas

Sat, 20 Dec at 05:40 pm 900 E 11th St USD 54

Alvon Johnson

Wed, 24 Dec at 08:00 pm Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Swingin' at the Savoy 2026

Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm 200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610, United States

Live Music: Silk & Soul with Khalia

Sat, 13 Dec at 05:00 pm Quinn's Lighthouse USD 18 to 23

HOLIDAY HEART: 10-YEAR TOY DRIVE DONATION BRUNCH

Sat, 13 Dec at 12:00 pm Mushin 2.0 Free

BART SweaterFest '25

Sat, 13 Dec at 01:00 pm Rockridge BART Plaza Free

Cantopop Dance Party w/ DJ yiuyiu 瑶瑶 and Chinatown Records

Sun, 14 Dec at 01:00 pm Open Test Kitchen (OTK) USD 0 to 13

DJ Quik in Oakland

Fri, 26 Dec at 08:00 pm Yoshi's

Queer Waves of Soul & Sound December

Sat, 13 Dec at 04:00 pm 5226 Market St Free